Chlamydia IgA (IFA Test)
Sample: Serum, cervical fluid
Schedule: Daily (IFA:Immunofluorescence)
Units: Titer
Range: Negative
Remarks: C. trachomatis IgA antibodies are produced mainly locally and often are not detected in the circulation. A positive titer indicates possible current infection. Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of neonatal conjunctivitis and non febrile pneumonia. About 50% of children from mothers with C. trachomatis infection of the cervix will be infected and develop conjunctivitis and/or a respiratory tract infection that produces pneumonia syndrome. C. trachomatis is one of the caudes of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis , salpingitis and lymphogranuloma venereum.
